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US 12,510,005 B2Granted
Methods and apparatus for heating mount lugs
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsKudum Shinde, Mahesh Khandeparker
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Abstract
Example engine apparatus and associated control methods are disclosed. An example engine apparatus includes: a frame; a lug to attach the frame to an aircraft; a mount cover positioned over the lug; and a heating mechanism to regulate a temperature of the lug under the mount cover.
Claims12
An engine apparatus comprising:
- a turbine frame;
- a lug to attach the turbine frame to an aircraft;
- a mount cover positioned over the lug, a curvature of the mount cover matching a curvature of the lug;
- and
- a heating mechanism to regulate a temperature of the lug under the mount cover.
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A heating apparatus comprising:
- a mount cover positioned over a lug on an engine frame, a curvature of the mount cover following a curvature of the lug;
- a plurality of pseudo lugs arranged with respect to the lug on a circumference of the engine frame;
- and
- a heating mechanism to regulate a temperature of the lug under the mount cover.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a means for attaching a frame to an aircraft;
- a means for covering the means for attaching, a curvature of the means for covering matching a curvature of the means for attaching;
- and
- a means for heating to regulate a temperature of at least one of:
- i) the means for attaching;
- or ii) around the means for attaching, under the means for covering.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.